Rattlesnakes eat small mammals that feed on plants.
All snakes are reptiles, including the timber rattlesnake.
The eastern diamondback is larger than the timber rattlesnake, and they would probably ignore each other in the wild.
The largest Timber Rattlesnake ever recorded was 74.5 inches
what is the niche of a timber rattlesnak e
Diamondback rattlesnake, pygmy rattlesnake, timber rattlesnake, coral snake, cottonmouth, copperhead.
Rattlesnake are Carnivores. They consume Mice, Rats, Small Birds and other small rodents that inhabit the habitats they live in. They play an important ecological role by limiting the size of rodent populations in their ecosystems. Rattlesnakes lay motionless for their prey and kill it quickly with a venomous bite. Even if the prey is lucky enough to run off, it will die soon and the Rattlesnake will follow the scent and then swallow it. They are on top of their food chain, but they have some animals like the King Snake on top of it.
Crotalus Horridus.
The timber rattlesnake is the only rattlesnake located in the northeastern U.S. This species of venomous snake can also be found from northern Florida to southern New Hampshire and from southern Minnesota to eastern Texas.
The largest timber rattler was 74 and a half inches in length.
The " Canebrake Rattlesnake", is a southern race of the timber rattlesnake, being somewhat paler and having a dark ventral line down the back.
Two of New Jersey's snake species are venomous, the timber rattlesnake and the northern copperhead. The timber rattlesnake would be the worst as far as the venom.
In Indiana, the venomous snakes to be aware of are the Eastern Massasauga rattlesnake and the Timber rattlesnake. It's important to be cautious and avoid these snakes if encountered in their natural habitat.